For years, industrial sites that once fueled the city’s economy have sat idle and deteriorating in and around residential areas. Now, the brownfields are presenting an opportunity for residents to re-invent their neighborhoods.
In the seven days leading up to the Schenectady mayoral election on Nov. 8, Hull and his party received $11,893 in reported contributions, compared to no contributions during the same time period reported for Acting Mayor Gary McCarthy, the Democratic candidate.
In recent years, politicians have begun using Facebook by creating candidate pages, inviting people to events and encouraging constituents to "like" them.
State Sen. Roy McDonald has three words of advice for whoever draws up the district lines for the makeup of the state Legislature - "upstate, upstate, upstate."
Money is too tight to forgive the mistake the Schenectady City School District made years ago, Gov. Cuomo said in a veto message that will cost the school district $1.3 million.
